Marianela Nuñez
Marianela Núñez (* 1982 in San Martín (Buenos Aires) , Argentina ) is an Argentine ballet dancer with the rank of "Principal Dancer" with the Royal Ballet in London .
Life
Marianela Núñez was born in San Martín ( Gran Buenos Aires ). She received her first ballet lessons at the age of three and was admitted to the Instituto Superior de Arte des Teatro Colón at the age of eight . At the age of 14 she was accepted into the corps de ballet . In 1997 she continued her education at the "Upper School" of the Royal Ballet School in London. At the beginning of the 1998/99 season she was accepted into the company of the Royal Ballet and in 2001 was named "First Soloist". In September 2002 she was promoted to "Principal Dancer" and has been dancing the leading roles ever since.
Prizes and awards
- 2005: Critics' Circle National Dance Award for “Best Dancer”.
Roles (selection)
- Kitri - Don Quixote ( Léon Minkus )
- Swanilda - Coppélia ( Charles Nuitter )
- Aurora and the Lilac Fairy - Sleeping Beauty ( Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky )
- Sugar fairy - The Nutcracker (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
- Nikiya - La Bayadère (Léon Minkus)
- Sylvia - Sylvia ( Léo Delibes )
- Lise - La Fille mal gardée ( Ferdinand Hérold )
- Odette / Odile - Swan Lake (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
- Juliet - Romeo and Juliet ( Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew )
- Myrtha - Giselle ( Adolphe Adam )
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Núñez, Marianela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | argentinian ballet dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Martín , Argentina |